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Texas Tech Health Sciences Center breach exposes data of about 1.46 million patients

First reported · Last reported · 9 related reports

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center was hit by a ransomware attack that leaked patients' personal information and medical records. In December 2024, the number of people affected was reported as about 1.46 million. In February 2025, it was disclosed that incident response costs had reached $2 million and that the centre had also suffered a separate loss of revenue.

Key facts

Affected organisation
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Incident type
Ransomware
Occurred / detected
Not confirmed
Scale of damage
Personal information and medical records of about 1.46 million patients; $2 million in costs and a separate loss of revenue
Cause / method
Ransomware attack
Location
United States

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Timeline

  1. A cyber-attack on Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center and the exposure of patient data came to light.
  2. The scale of the ransomware attack was put at about 1.46 million patients.
  3. Texas Tech University confirmed a data breach affecting the medical records of about 1.4 million people.
  4. A freedom of information request revealed $2 million in incident-related costs and a separate loss of revenue.

9 related reports

The summary and key facts are written by AI from related reports and may contain errors. Check the original articles and the organisation’s official statements for accurate details.